Alternator

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

Originally Posted by fmicle

I wrote it all wrong, there is no allen hole, the axle itself ends in a 10 mm bolt... which is now nice and round after I tried to loosen the nut...

Looking at the alternator on my 2008 5-door, I see what you mean - the rotor shaft ends in a hex that you can fit a wrench to. However, the whole assembly is still held together by a nut. You can still remove the nut with an impact wrench. Too bad about the hex, but it really isn't necessary.